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» Montreal Canadiens 4    Buffalo Sabres 3   (OT)


March 28,2008  (Friday)
in Buffalo,New York - HSBC Arena
Goals/Period1234Tot
MON01214
BUF01203
Shots1234Tot
MON5814229
BUF111611038
PowerPlayPP GamePP SeasonPK Season
MON1 / 287 / 354 (24.6%)257 / 318 (80.8%)
BUF0 / 562 / 342 (18.1%)266 / 321 (82.9%)
Start: 7:30pm
Attendance: 18,690
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Tom Kowal
Officials: Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller


Montreal CanadiensGame #7844-28-694 PtsPrev Game vs OTTNext Game at TOR
Buffalo SabresGame #7836-30-1284 PtsPrev Game vs OTTNext Game at BOS


Three Stars: (1) Tomas Plekanec  (MON)  (2) Derek Roy (BUF)  (3) Jason Pominville (BUF)



Goals
1st Period
No Goals


2nd Period
1.BUFDrew Stafford    [16]  [c29]
  ( Derek Roy [44],  Andrej Sekera [4] )
2:25
2.MONAlexei Kovalev    [34]  [c367]
  ( Mikhail Grabovski [6],  Francis Bouillon [6] )
19:23


3rd Period
3.BUFNathan Paetsch    [2]  [c4]
  ( Derek Roy [45],  Thomas Vanek [27] )
5:30
4.BUFDaniel Paille    [19]  [c23]
  ( Jason Pominville [51] )
7:15
5.MONTomas Plekanec    [28]  [c57]   (Powerplay)
  ( Mark Streit [44],  Alexei Kovalev [47] )
17:29
6.MONTomas Plekanec    [29]  [c58]
  ( Mark Streit [45],  Andrei Kostitsyn [27] )
19:45


OT Period
7.MONChristopher Higgins    [24]  [c69]   (GW)
  ( Mark Streit [46],  Saku Koivu [40] )
3:38



Goalies

GoalieCareerTeamDecisionMinGAShotsSavesRecordsGAA
Carey PriceCareerMONW633383520-12-32.73
Ryan MillerCareerBUFOTL644292534-25-102.61




Penalties
1st Period
1.MONSergei Kostitsyn[2]Slashing28:57
2.MONAndrei Markov[2]Roughing211:51


2nd Period
3.MONMichael Ryder[1]Interference23:35
4.MONBench Penalty[-]Too many men/ice - bench27:01
5.BUFAndrej Sekera[1]Closing hand on puck27:08
6.MONAlexei Kovalev[2]Holding the stick28:42
7.BUFThomas Vanek[5]Interference212:51


3rd Period
8.BUFAles Kotalik[7]Tripping216:16
Faceoffs

Montreal Canadiens
 GameSeason
PlayerFWFLFO%FWFLFO%
Tomas Plekanec14960.9%64765549.7%
Saku Koivu8850.0%70164052.3%
Bryan Smolinski5935.7%34934050.7%
Maxim Lapierre4450.0%23723949.8%
Mikhail Grabovski4266.7%509634.2%
Sergei Kostitsyn1150.0%5935.7%
Alexei Kovalev01.0%322556.1%
Steve Begin01.0%224333.8%
 363550.7%2213228849.2%

Buffalo Sabres
 GameSeason
PlayerFWFLFO%FWFLFO%
Derek Roy161159.3%67164750.9%
Paul Gaustad8753.3%60950354.8%
Jochen Hecht3925.0%36250441.8%
Adam Mair6554.5%15018544.8%
Ales Kotalik1233.3%9812045.0%
Drew Stafford02.0%81338.1%
Jason Pominville10100.0%254237.3%
 353649.3%2173231448.4%


Montreal Canadiens Roster
#PlayerPoscGPGAPts+/-PMShotsBlShHitsIceTimePPSH
3Ryan O'ByrneD29000-1001514:160:001:16
6Tom KostopoulosRW2940000020212:170:001:07
11Saku KoivuC7270111001015:140:460:31
14Tomas PlekanecC2272021060221:372:274:02
20Bryan SmolinskiC10530000021011:100:001:25
21Christopher HigginsLW-C2211010070015:520:460:31
22Steve BeginLW-C3430000010314:060:002:31
26Josh GorgesD1610000020223:330:072:57
27Alexei KovalevRW10691121232021:032:273:19
32Mark StreitD-LW2020330022018:112:250:00
40Maxim LapierreC-RW96000-2010411:240:001:17
44Roman HamrlikD1072000-2024025:440:484:50
46Andrei KostitsynLW1080112000216:022:270:00
51Francis BouillonD4300111002020:520:005:03
54Mikhail GrabovskiC26011-1001013:490:000:26
73Michael RyderRW312000-1210112:210:460:00
74Sergei KostitsynRW48000-1200313:540:410:32
79Andrei MarkovD4890002202024:012:251:54
 8072481208291624 
Buffalo Sabres Roster
#PlayerPoscGPGAPts+/-PMShotsBlShHitsIceTimePPSH
4Nolan PrattD5890001010010:410:000:19
5Toni LydmanD508000-1061325:334:462:54
9Derek RoyC2680220040121:156:271:29
10Henrik TallinderD316000-2011021:380:072:54
12Ales KotalikRW3660000231318:351:190:00
20Daniel PailleLW-C116101-1020013:390:000:26
21Drew StaffordRW1021011020111:080:140:00
22Adam MairC402000002029:050:000:00
26Thomas VanekLW2410111210015:244:300:00
28Paul GaustadC2110000030216:121:570:00
29Jason PominvilleRW218011-1010124:316:412:47
34Mike WeberD120001030424:130:000:00
36Patrick KaletaRW44000101039:380:000:00
38Nathan PaetschD121101001039:450:000:00
44Andrej SekeraD350111211227:133:430:19
55Jochen HechtC544000-1030121:324:551:44
56Steve BernierRW1730000031215:212:260:00
61Maxim AfinogenovRW5170001000013:562:360:00
 50133581638528 

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